Eli Young Band have had the opportunity to perform for our troops overseas, and bass player Jon Jones says, “I think that’s a really special thing, when we can bring a taste of home, a familiar sound overseas to our troops that are out there fighting for our freedom, making our lives possible.”
Some of the most humbling feedback Eli Young Band has ever received came from the soldiers they met. Jon says, “It never really hit home until we were able to do it overseas just to see it a little bit more closely and to hear from troops that come home and say that we were on their playlist that they took overseas and got them through this time, or you hear some really great stories. And you don’t start a band because you want to make that music and you don’t realize it until you already have, that you’ve impacted lives that way.”
Eli Young Band is celebrating their latest #1 song, with “Love Ain’t” topping the charts this week.
“We have really enjoyed getting a chance to play for our troops overseas. I think that’s a really special thing, when we can bring a taste of home, a familiar sound overseas to our troops that are out there fighting for our freedom, making our lives possible. It never really hit home until we were able to do it overseas just to see it a little bit more closely and to hear from troops that come home and say that we were on their playlist that they took overseas and got them through this time, or you hear some really great stories. And you don’t start a band because you want to make that music and you don’t realize it until you already have, that you’ve impacted lives that way.”
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